Friday, 10 August 2012

25 25 25 25 25!!!

Thanks for the cake, Mum.

I'm 25! And being 25 means the start of my 25/25 challenge. Twenty-four people made eighty-seven suggestions, which is exciting. Some suggestions are death-defying (bull-riding, spelunking, swimming the Channel), others almost certainly embarrassing (only speaking in Urdu, pretending to be Mary Poppins, singing a song on the London Eye), others heart-warming (everyone who said I should come visit them....awwww you guys). An excellent list has been made by all of you, and I really appreciate it.

Here's the long list:

NOEL

finish our novel

LIZZIE

Proofread her diss

DAN

Enter a conker competition

do cheese rolling

swim the english channel or other great feat

hitch hike to somewhere as far away as possible

learn to irish dance properly

pretend to be mary poppins all day then wonder around london telling people you were in the london olympic opening ceremony

Baotashi

PAT

Do the run-and-chug

ADIL

Visit Canada

CHRIS B

Come to Italy

JACOB

‎I've already mentioned learning to break dance, but to clarify, I'm serious about that one.

Write a novel/short story. (This can be traditional fiction, but erotic novels or various sorts of fan fiction are also allowed.)

Stage/participate in a flashmob.

Kayak on the Thames.

Choose a food you like, find 25 places that do it well, and visit them all in an epic day (or weekend). So for example, if you really like cookies, find 25 great cookie places and then go have 25 cookies.

SARAH S

Learn a new instrument

Eat strange foods you’ve never tried but that people swear by

Make a cookbook for family and friends

Read an ambitious book

Attempt to sneak backstage at a concert

Take an art/dance class

Visit every pub in London

Go to Italy

ZANNY

Go to a rave

Go sailing in the Solent

Tell everyone your name is Bobo for a full day

Go on the London Eye and start signing out loud at the top. You must complete a full song!

Ask someone to marry you!!

Busk - and gamble youre earnings!

Camp out under the stars

Go white water rafting

Bungee jump

Get someone famous to sign your body!

Swim the channel (without dying please)

Climb the tallest mountain in Britain in fancy dress

Audition for a screen play

Set up a stall in a market for one weekend

ROB

raving

camping

SARAH B

Three Peaks challenge

Climb Mount Snowden

Go fishing

RACHEL O

go to Philly and eat cheesesteak

LEO

Come to Philly

CLAIRE

Paragliding

Go Ape

CHRIS B

Come to Italy

RACHEL G

Mile-long outdoor swim

London 10k

ALISON

come to Malta

LAURA S

go to a Tory party function

get married

start a niche dating website

learn to drive and pass my test

ISOBEL

come to Seattle

do the cheese run

HARRISON

Go around London and only converse with people in Urdu and hand gestures for a day. Pretend you don't speak British.

Read half of 50 Shades of Grey (aka 25 shades of gray). And report back to us.